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“Yep, that’s all it says. Yes, it was Jason. Kaspar’s driver got a picture of him.” She glanced up at Kaspar. “I’m sure he can forward it to you.”
Kaspar nodded and sent Austri the request, along with Cameron’s number.
“But how did he get here, Cam? How did he even know where I live? Does his ankle monitor allow him to go wherever he wants? How does he know all that stuff about where everyone goes? It’s creepy.” She squeezed her eyes shut and sank to the couch. “No. Seriously? Why wasn’t I told? Well, that’s lame.” She stared up at Kaspar again. “I guess. Yes, Kaspar offered. Fine.” She nodded. “For how long?” She sighed. “I’ll ask him. Yep. I’ll figure it out. Okay. Thanks, Cam. Talk to you tomorrow.” She hung up and rose to her feet. “Cameron thinks I should go with you. He has Megan and Sophia at his place, which makes it a bit crowded.”
Kaspar smiled. “I feel more comfortable with you being with me anyway, sweetheart. It means I can protect you. Did your brother say how Jason managed to come here without notice?”
She rolled her eyes. “Jason’s halfway house is only a few blocks from here, which is within his tether, so to speak. I am technically not a victim of his, so they don’t need to fill me in when he moves. So, Cameron also feels more comfortable with me being out of here and somewhere protected.”
“It will give us a chance to get to know each other, eh?”
Jesska nodded. “I guess that’s true.”
“Go pack. I’ll speak with Austri and return in a little while.” Kaspar smiled. “Lock the door behind me.”
Jesska nodded and walked him to the door. He leaned down and kissed her quickly and then stepped onto her porch.
Jesska grabbed a large suitcase from her hall closet and wheeled it into her bedroom. As she set it on the bed and unzipped it, she wondered about the strange direction her life was suddenly taking. She grabbed for Seth’s ring, realizing she didn’t feel as though she needed the talisman like she did before. Kaspar was worming his way into her heart, and she was surprisingly excited by that. Her attraction to him was unlike anything she’d ever experienced.
She packed enough clothes for a week, not sure if the situation with Jason would be resolved by then or not. She supposed that after the weekend, she’d have to figure something else out if coming home wasn’t an option.
Jesska packed up her makeup and hair supplies and dragged her suitcase into the living room, pulling open the front door to head out to the car.
“Jess.”
She tried to slam her door, but Jason shoved his foot against it.
“Don’t,” he warned.
“What do you want?” she asked.
He scowled. “I want you to make this right.”
“Make what right?” Her heart was beating so fast, she thought it might jump out of her chest.
“You know I didn’t kill him. And you need to tell the judge and the DA and anyone else who needs to hear it.”
“I watched you stab him, Jason!”
“You lying little bitch,” he spat out, raising a knife to her face. “You don’t know what you saw.”
Jesska didn’t even have the chance to scream. Jason was yanked away from the door and slammed up against the wall. He let out a very feminine squeak as Kaspar lifted him off his feet, his hand wrapped around Jason’s throat. “What the hell are you doing here?”
The knife dropped to the ground and Jason grabbed Kaspar’s wrist, trying to loosen his grip.
Jesska dialed 9-1-1 as Kaspar continued to demand answers from Jason. The problem was, Jason couldn’t answer, considering Kaspar was cutting off his air supply.
“9-1-1, what’s your emergency?”
“Hi. Jason Rogers tried to break into my apartment. My friend is here, holding him at bay, but could you please send the police? He’s on house arrest, awaiting a trial date. He killed my fiancé ten years ago.”
“What’s your name, ma’am?”
“Jesska Shane,” she said. “Please hurry.”
“I have dispatched officers to your home. Please stay on the line with me.”
“Okay,” she said, and focused back on Kaspar. “The police are on the way, Kaspar.”
